What is the Spanish word for "desolate"?

Learn how to say "desolate" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

desolate

Spanish

desolado

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Alternative translations of "desolate"

desierto
solitario
abandonado
desamparado

Examples of how to use "desolate" in Spanish

English
The landscape was desolate and empty.
Spanish
El paisaje era desolado y vacío.
English
The desolate street looked empty at midnight.
Spanish
La calle desolada parecía vacía a medianoche.
English
She felt desolate after the long phone call.
Spanish
Se sintió desolada después de la larga llamada telefónica.
English
A desolate landscape stretched beyond the hills.
Spanish
Un paisaje desolado se extendía más allá de las colinas.
English
He stood on the desolate beach alone.
Spanish
Él se quedó solo en la playa desolada.

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